Sergeant Rutledge

John Ford directed this distinguished movie, the first mainstream western to feature an African-American hero. The tale opens as 9th-Cavalry Sergeant Rutledge is tried for raping his commanding officer’s daughter and then killing the CO. His tale is then told in flashback. The story is an interesting examination of subtle racism and it is also a tribute to the courageous black men who rode in the 9th Cavalry., A respected black soldier who is on trial for a rape-murder in post-Civil War Arizona escapes during an Indian raid, but returns to the compound to warn his fellow cavalrymen of an impending attack by the tribe of warriors. Longtime John Ford stock player Woody Strode stars in the title role., Thought provoking drama set in Arizona in 1881. A sergeant in the all-black 9th Cavalry is falsely accused of the murder of his white commander and the rape and murder of the man’s daughter. Despite being defended by a white friend and fellow soldier, Rutledge’s trial quickly degenerates into an excuse for the local community to vent its ignorant prejudice and intolerance., Arizona 1881, and a sergeant in the all-black 9th Cavalry is falsely accused of the murder of his white commander and the rape and murder of the man’s daughter. Despite being defended by a white friend and fellow soldier, Rutledge’s trial quickly degenerates into an excuse for the local community to vent its ignorant prejudice and intolerance towards the very people that had fought so many courageous battles in their name., Lieutenant Tom Cantrell is sent to defend Sergeant Braxton Rutledge a black soldier on a charge of rape and murder. The story begins in a courtroom and is told through flashbacks., Lieutenant Tom Cantrell is sent to defend Sergeant Braxton Rutledge, a black Cavalry soldier on a charge of rape and murder. The story begins in a courtroom and the truth is gradually unravelled through a series of flashbacks., Respected black cavalry Sergeant Brax Rutledge stands court-martial for raping and killing a white woman and murdering her father, his superior officer.